COMMON MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES LESSON 6

Question 1

Physical dependence on alcohol to the extent that stopping alcohol use will bring on withdrawal symptoms

Answer 1

Alcoholism

Question 2

In popular in therapeutic varians the term may also be used to refer to _____ drinking habits that cause health or social problems

Answer 2

Ingrained

Question 3

Allergic rhinitis is a medical term for _____ a condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold.

Answer 3

Hay fever

Question 4

Nose inflammation

Answer 4

Allergic rhinitis

Question 5

I misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system the body system of defense against foreign invaders particularly pathogens

Answer 5

Allergy

Question 6

The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells are less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood

Answer 6

Anemia

Question 7

The oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is therefore decreased

Answer 7

Anemia

Question 8

Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle

Answer 8

Angina pectoris

Question 9

Types of angina pectoris

Answer 9

Stable angina
Unstable angina
Vasospastic angina

Question 10

An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduce appetite or total aversion to food, it is a serious psychological disorder

Answer 10

Anorexia

Question 11

An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects

Answer 11

Antidote

Question 12

An example of antidote

Answer 12

Syrup of ipecac
Cephalis ipecacuanha

Question 13

Common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes or bronchi makes them swell narrowing the airways

Answer 13

Asthma

Question 14

Medical term used to describe a mild and non-progressive disease

Answer 14

Benign

Question 15

Benign is from the Latin roots?

Answer 15

Bene - well
Genus - born

Question 16

Is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease

Answer 16

Malignant

Question 17

Bulimia is also called

Answer 17

Bulimia nervosa

Question 18

An eating disorder characterize my episodes of secretive excessive eating for binge eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control

Answer 18

Bulimia

Question 19

Methods of weight control in bulimia

Answer 19

Self-induced vomiting or purging
Abuse of laxatives and diuretics
Excessive exercise

Question 20

Causing cancer or contributing to the causation of cancer

Answer 20

Carcinogenic

Question 21

Significant loss of intellectual ability such as memory capacity severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning

Answer 21

Dementia

Question 22

Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary hormone antidiuretic hormone

Answer 22

Diabetes insipidus

Question 23

Is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar or glucose levels

Answer 23

Diabetes mellitus

Question 24

The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine

Answer 24

Dialysis

Question 25

A convulsive state; convulsions or _______ in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia

Answer 25

Eclampsia coma late

Question 26

An abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluids in connective tissue or in a serous cavity

Answer 26

Edema

Question 27

A deceased that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region

Answer 27

Endemic

Question 28

Worldwide spread of disease

Answer 28

Pandemic

Question 29

Occurs in scattered places

Answer 29

Sporadic

Question 30

Rapid spread of disease

Answer 30

Epidemic

Question 31

It is a condition in which there is bleeding in the nose caused by an underlying condition

Answer 31

Epistaxis

Question 32

Inflammation especially of the mucus membrane of the stomach

Answer 32

Gastritis

Question 33

An enlargement of the thyroid gland that is commonly visible as a swelling of the anterior part

Answer 33

Goiter

Question 34

Enlargement of the breast caused by hormonal imbalances

Answer 34

Gynecomastia

Question 35

A metabolic disease mark by a painful inflammation of the joints deposits of urates in and around the joints and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood

Answer 35

Gout

Question 36

A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues

Answer 36

Hematoma

Question 37

A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed

Answer 37

Hernia

Question 38

The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions such as body temperature or the pH of the blood under fluctuating environmental conditions

Answer 38

Homeostasis

Question 39

Is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning a rising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause

Answer 39

Idiopathic

Question 40

A yellowish pigmentation of the skin tissues and certain body fluids

Answer 40

Jaundice

Question 41

Having a tendency to loosen or relax relieving constipation and drug inducing defecation

Answer 41

Laxative

Question 42

A cell of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte or white blood cell

Answer 42

Leukocyte

Question 43

A condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep

Answer 43

Narcolepsy

Question 44

A new growth of tissue serving no physiological function

Answer 44

Neoplasm

Question 45

Urination at night especially when excessive

Answer 45

Nocturia

Question 46

Excessive urination

Answer 46

Polyuria

Question 47

Reduce excretion of urine

Answer 47

Oliguria

Question 48

Presence of ketone bodies in the urine

Answer 48

Ketonuria

Question 49

An organism living in with or on another organism

Answer 49

Parasites

Question 50

Example of parasitic worms

Answer 50

Trematodes Cestodes Nematodes

Question 51

A restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests

Answer 51

Quarantine

Question 52

A contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts is caused by parasitic mites

Answer 52

Scabies

Question 53

It is the clear yellowish fluid that remains from blood plasma after fibrinogen prothrombin and other clotting factors have been removed by clot formation

Answer 53

Serum

Question 54

Any of numerous inflammatory disease of the mouth

Answer 54

Stomatitis

Question 55

A sensation of noise that is caused by a bodily condition and typically is of subjective form which can only be heard by the affected

Answer 55

Tinnitus

Question 56

Drugs causing tinnitus

Answer 56

Aspirin and quinine

Question 57

A poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic activity of a living organism

Answer 57

Toxins

Question 58

Examples of toxins

Answer 58

Botolinum toxin or Botox Aflatoxin or improperly dried peanuts

Question 59

A drug used to reduce mental disturbance

Answer 59

Tranquilizers

Question 60

Sedative and hypnotics tranquilizer

Answer 60

Minor tranquilizers

Question 61

Antipsychotics tranquilizers

Answer 61

Major tranquilizers

Question 62

The raised edematous red patch of a skin or mucous membrane characteristics of hives

Answer 62

Urticaria

Question 63

A preparation of killed microorganisms living attenuated organisms or leaving fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease

Answer 63

Vaccines

Question 64

A chemical compound that is foreign to a living organism

Answer 64

Xenobiotics

Question 65

Example of xenobiotics

Answer 65

Drugs and organ transplants